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Senior Interactive Experience Developer

Elevate

Job Location:

Portland, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 7 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 29 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting sales strategy data-driven insights and talent optimization Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for peoples precious time and attention. Established in 2018 Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive the years since the world of sports has transformed today standing at the convergence of media entertainment and consumer brands with Elevate supporting some of the worlds most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevates proprietary technology data sources and software products combined with our thoughtful insights and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend growth strategy and more.

Our team of 700 employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what weve been up to follow Elevate on X LinkedIn and Instagram.

About Our Creative Team (formerly Downstream)

Elevate is a global collective of designers technologists and strategists creating immersive brand and story-telling experiences. We combine physical spaces with digital content and interactive technology to deliver environments that engage audiences in meaningful and innovative ways. AV systems play a central role in these experiences enabling storytelling through sound video and interaction within highly creative design-led environments.

Senior Interactive Experience Developer / Creative Coder
This role is ideal for a developer who enjoys combining strong programming skills with creativity to build immersive digital experiences that exist beyond traditional screens. You will collaborate with designers UX strategists and fellow developers to create interactive environments used in corporate spaces museums universities sports venues and cultural institutions worldwide. The work focuses on developing experiences that blend digital and physical environments through interactive displays sensing technologies and responsive systems. This is an opportunity to work with advanced technology while helping bring ambitious creative concepts to life in real-world environments.

As a Senior Interactive Experience Developer you will play a key role in designing and building innovative front-end and interactive systems. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop engaging experiences prototype new ideas and help shape technical best practices.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading front-end development for client projects and internal innovation initiatives
Experimenting with emerging technologies and frameworks to create new digital experiences
Defining and maintaining coding standards and development best practices
Mentoring junior developers and supporting collaborative problem-solving
Conducting project reviews to ensure technical performance and creative quality
Producing documentation that supports both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Working within development tools including Atlassian GitHub MS Teams Visual Studio and Figma
Supporting installations and client projects including occasional travel for site visits (approximately 23 per year)

What Were Looking For

The ideal candidate combines strong programming capability with an interest in creative technology and immersive environments.

Required experience:

Strong programming foundation with experience in creative coding and visual development
Experience with digital creation platforms such as TouchDesigner Notch Pixera Unreal or Unity
Programming experience with languages and APIs including Qt/QML JavaScript ( WebGL Canvas) Python or Unreal Blueprint/C
Strong browser-based development experience particularly building creative in-browser experiences
Portfolio demonstrating engaging digital work beyond standard web applications
Graphics programming experience using OpenGL/GLSL Vulkan or DirectX and understanding of the graphics pipeline
Experience using Git/GitHub for collaborative development
Experience designing touch interfaces or other natural user interaction systems
Ability to rapidly prototype concepts and develop them into production-ready code
Understanding of UX principles and how technical decisions influence user experience
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
Curiosity creativity and enthusiasm for exploring new technologies

Desirable experience:

Experience working with interactive hardware sensors or immersive technologies.

The Opportunity

This position offers the chance to work on highly creative and technically challenging projects that reach audiences globally. Developers in this team build experiences that appear on interactive display walls projection-mapped environments and sensor-driven installations that respond to people and environments in real time.

Benefits:

Medical & Dental FSA 401(k) with match based on eligibility Supplemental benefits such as STD LTD etc.
10 paid holidays
17 days of flexible paid time off

Culture

A diverse and collaborative team environment where different perspectives contribute to stronger more innovative outcomes.

Location

Hybrid role based in Portland Oregon with three days per week in the office.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process you may contact us at emailprotected

We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin disability status protected veteran status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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